Built-up partition pillar



March 25, 1930. H. MORRISON BUILT-UP PARTITION' PILLAR Filed Nov. -24, 'l928 INVENTOR ATTORN EYS ISAAC I-ll. MGPJRISGII, OE DETESTZT, MICHIGAN BUILT-UP PAETITZOIRT PILLAB Application filed Hover her Serial No. 321,705.

This invention relates to an improved F are provided with marginal tongues or built-up partition pillar, and has for its obheadings B which en 'age the lateral edges set an 1m )I'OVGCl or anization of 3a which of the )anels C am. nle the ad acont is not only capable or economical ass eolage marg n; 1 portions or their interior races rest a and erection but as well furnishes a sauce 1n 1 ,t the undercut or checked ed es of the 5.: 5 i a l n o the structure of the relativelysh lit i-partipanels in and 1* inside of the marginal trons now so mucn used for the SL i ision of to g'ues B. The firm and permanent correoffice space, within which is provided space 151 n of the parts as thus (lQCllbGCl may for the ent'rel concealed presenc of a con be ither by shrine of the ad'accnt l x Q u) ii'ectec.

1c duit pipe or other cormun elem 5. su faces, or, as i usti lin sectional Figure Not only does it adapt itself to the limitati ns 2, ns of sore, which pass through as to thickness which must be borne in mind th inal edge portion of the panels C as to partition structures of this character, and transversely of the planes thereof, but as well it constitutes a very strong bracand extend into the wood of the panels E 15 ing or reinforcing medium for the entire and 1 coincidentally with the planes thereof. (:5

parts, the glass and enclosing frame POLLIODS "utside of and marginally over the tips of of which are necessarily of relatively light "he tongue B on the panels and F engage construction, and may be very easily taken no overhent o; progecting edge portions J down and reassembled without injury to the of the spanner or correlating panels G, the

20 component parts. intermediate interior faces of which lie flat to In the drawings: against the ext rior and otherwise exposed Figure l is a perspective view of a horizonpanel C and D, which may be structurally tally severed portion of my improved parunited by gluing or by the screws K which tition pillar. pass prererably at a l t angle through the Figure 2 is a sectional plan view thereof. body of each s anner member and into the Figure 3 is a floor-to-ceiling' sectional elewood of the adjacent plain panels C and D vational view of this pillar construction, at points which do not interfere or conflict bringing out as well the possibility of its with the already positioned screws H. In use for enclosure of horizontally e tending the center portion of each of these spanner c pipes as well as those which extent, vertically. panels there may be provided kerfs L, within a Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elovational which are inserted the marginal edges of the view of a wood and glass partition construcglass panes M, or, desired, of relatively tion, wherein the built-up pillar features thin panels of wood ll, which generally conherein disclosed are embodied. stitute to chair-rail height the lowest sections A represents pipe or conduit, which it of the T-partition as a whole. as

is desired to enclose within the physical conlVhile primarily adapted for the vertical fines of a partition pillar,-horizontal or verreinforcement of the partition structure as tical, which are positioned at suitably reina whole, such a built-up pillar as is here disforced intervals in a glass-andwood particlosed may, with equal facility, be used for 45? tion structure, such as is frequently employed horizontal purposes shown P in Figures in dividing a relatively large office or factory o-and l, being preferably positioned at about space into two or more individual rooms. the height of, and functioning very accept- This pipe or conduit is spacedly surrounded ably as a chair-rail contouring of the T-parby a rectangular construction formed by tition atthat elevation. plain panel pieces G and l), and marginally It will thus be seen that this bruit-up pillar tongued pieces E and F, which, when corconstruction not only possesses structural related in the manner herein to be described, and a 'JPQZLEEUICQ advantages over an ordinary leaves a rectangular space available for the rectangular box pillar, but that the overpositioning therewithin of the pipe or conengaging marginal edge portions J o f the duit A. The lateral or exposed panels E and spanner members serve to not only additlon- 1 -0 ally correlate thepanel pieces, but as well cooperate with them in lending additional ri idity to the structure as a whole.

aving described my invention, what I claim is: i .c

1. A built-up partition pillar, comprising a pair of plain bounding panels, a pair of marginally tongued panelsadapted to cooperate with said plain panels in rectangularly enclosing a hollow central portion, and a spanner piece provided with overengag-ingmarginal edges, adapted to hold the opposingly located tongue portions of the panels thus formed in firm engagement against the ends of the adjacent plain bounding panels. 2, In combination with a plurality of pairs of initially-Separate panel members,one pair having their edge portions tongued for engagement withthe edge portions and the adjacent surface portions of the other pair of 7 panels when arranged about unoccupied central space, spanner pieces engaging over the ton ued 0 aosinc edge and mar 'inall v D 5 L1 L1 b over the outerlateral surfaces of the tongued panels, to hold them firmly intheir described position against the ends of the other pair of panel members, and screw members structurally correlating thespanner members and the'adjacent plain panel portions.

3 In combination with a pair of plain panels and a pair of marginally tongued panels opposingly arranged in cross-sectionally rectangular relation about an unoccupied central space, the ends of the plain panelsbeing overengaged by the tongued marginal portions of the second pair of panels, spanner members provided with inturned edge portions adapted to correlatingl-y engage over the opposing tongued edge portions of the second pair of panels, and removable uniting screws, each of which passes through or into not; less than two of the enumerated parts.

4. A built-up partition post, having in combination a plurality of panels which mar-. ginally over-engage one another, thereby sur-; rounding an unoccupied central space: within which a pipe or conduit may be located,- core relating screw members engagingthrough the meeting marginal portions of the several panels transversely ofthe plane of one of the panels traversed and coincidentally with the planeicf. the other adj cent p n l, a spa ner member po iti ned i para l l. relatio with We of; t e p nelsand. o er ngag ng ith i s. c erbent ma ginal ed s the adjac nt n pQrtions of the panels, whose planes; extend transizersely t er of, and. sc ew mem ers. passing through each spanner member and the adjacent parallel positioned panel.

5; A built. up partition post, consisting of a pair of spacedly disposed plain panels, and a. pair of spacedly disposed 'marginally tongued panels arranged in perpendicular relation to the: first named pair, the end por tiQIis: of; which latter fit inthe-shoulderscons stituted by the tonguing of the second named pair of panels in a way to position the tongued end surfaces o1 said second pair of panels in the same plane with the outer surfaces of the corresponding panels of the first named set, screw members engaging transversely of the planes of thefirst named pair of panels and lengthwiseofthe planes of the secondnamed pair of panels for efiecting their structural correlation about an available central space, spanner members-arranged in pairs on either side of an interposed glass pane in a manner to concealingly cover the plain panel members first above recited and the overlapping tongued ends of the second named pair of panel members as well as the marginaledges ofthe exposed outer facesof the latter, thereby additionally holding the latter against displacement, and screw members passing through each unit of said spanner members plain panel members."

In testimony whereof Isign this specificainto the bodies of the respective adjacent I 

